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FIRE ENGINES OF EUROPE, John Creighton, State Mutual Book & Periodical Service Ltd., 521 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. 10017, 64 pages, $14.95.
A pictorial index of European fire brigades, this book provides condensed descriptions of fire apparatus abroad. The countries discussed include Austria, Italy, Holland, West Germany, and Great Britain.
EMERGENCY WORDS EOR THE DEAF & HEARING,Bill Hacket, National Fire Protection Agency, 470 Atlantic Ave., Boston, Mass. 02210, 20 pages, $2.
This booklet illustrates in sign language phrases that are commonly asked of emergency victims. Drawings of hand movements and facial expressions show how to communicate concepts to the deaf. Captions give both the common English phrase and the literal meaning of the hand signs.
FIRE PREVENTION PLANNING & LEADERSHIP FOR SMALL COMMUNITIES, National Fire Protection Association, 470 Atlantic Ave., Boston, Mass. 02210; 74 pages, $4.95.
This booklet stresses the need for extensive fire prevention programs in the United States. Specific examples where lives could have been saved if proper precautions had been taken are cited.
Plans for developing successful programs are discussed, as well as objectives that must be met. Graphs, charts and tables further illustrate demographic data, fire death rates, and dollars lost from fire incidents.
